Monday, January 4, 2010

The Slow Readers Book Club

I have some exciting news! Afewlovelybloggershavedecidedtostart a book club and I'm thrilled to be a part of it. The book club is entitled, "Slow Readers" based off of the Slow Movement, "a cultural shift toward slowing down life's pace." If you're anything like me, you love to read but reading has fallen by the wayside as something that only happens during holidays or when those sleepless nights hit. This year, I'm vowing to allow reading, critical thinking, processing of words, and enjoying books a bigger part of my life.Let me make one thing clear though, this book club isn't about pretentious people reading high brow material, it's about having fun doing something we all enjoy. Books are meant to be shared, discussed, pondered and chewed on and what better way than with bloggie friends?I would LOVE it if you, dear reader, would like to participate. The invitation is open to everyone whether you have a blog or not. If you're interested in joining, please email me with your email address and blog site or leave a comment here with your email address.The first book we'll be reading is:Half Broke Horses by Jeanette Wallsvia hereIf you decide that you'd like to join, may I suggest buying your books from Better World Books? This amazing charitable organization sells both new and used books in a sustainable manner. All books are shipped FREE in the U.S. and proceeds go to fund literacy throughout the world. You can buy your copy of 'Half Broke Horses' here.We'll have a two month deadline to purchase and read the book. I'll be posting my review, along with whomever wants to join in on March 4th.If this is something you're interested in, please email me at downandoutchic@gmail.com so that you'll be privy on the newest book announcements and so I can send you some fun buttons if you so choose to post about it.I'd love to get to know you better through discussing these books! Cheers to New Year!xo,Christina

What a beautiful idea! i would love to join such an amazing community.Please sign me up. I'd love to post about it too (and have the fun buttons too of course!)helenadelrioz (at) gmail.comhttp://adiaryoflovely.com

I am definitely in! I'm midway through a couple of books already, so I'm not sure if I'll be able to squeeze this one in. But I'll definitely be on board with the next book in your lineup! I'm so excited!

I'd love to join the bookclub! I have no idea why its taking me this long to get on this wagon. Reading is my favorite thing, something I do EVERY day without fail. Right now, I'm already in the middle of another book, so I will either shift into high gear and finish it and try to read Half Broke Horses by March 4th or if I don't, I will def be doing the next book!